This document describes several games and activities for a Christian youth camp, including baby and child-themed relay races and games. The goals are to have fun while also teaching lessons about growing in one's faith and relationship with Christ. Descriptions are provided for games like diaper relays, pacifier sucking contests, pretending to feed babies, and games to make participants laugh. Several Bible study curricula are also mentioned, focused on themes like obedience, evangelism, the book of Jonah, fruits of the spirit, and identities of Jesus Christ.
This group of games are a great introduction for a discussion for growth and maturing in your relationship with Christ. They also make a great introduction for a lesson on Hebrews 5:12-6:3. They could also be used for a baby shower.
This group of games are a great introduction for a discussion for growth and maturing in your relationship with Christ. They also make a great introduction for a lesson on Hebrews 5:12-6:3. They could also be used for a baby shower.
Use this simulation game / Use this simulation game / structured experience to discuss the use of gifts in the church- the body of Christ.structured experience to discuss the use of gifts in the church- the body of Christ.
Christian Youth Camp - Knock Down, or Build UpKen Sapp
In all our relationships the things we do can say can either build up or tear down. This wacky youth group game presents the same choice to teams of youth.
The trust fall is one of the most dramatic trust games. Use this group building game to build community, teamwork, and trust within the group as members rely on the protection of the group to prevent themselves from being injured.
Use this group building game to build community, teamwork, and trust within the group as members rely on the support of the group to prevent themselves from falling.
Christian Object Lesson - Knock Down, or Build UpKen Sapp
In all our relationships the things we do can say can either build up or tear down. This wacky youth group game presents the same choice to teams of youth.
Summer Youth Camp - Knock Down, or Build UpKen Sapp
In all our relationships the things we do can say can either build up or tear down. This wacky youth group game presents the same choice to teams of youth.
In all our relationships the things we do can say can either build up or tear down. This wacky youth group game presents the same choice to teams of youth.
Use this simulation game / Use this simulation game / structured experience to discuss the use of gifts in the church- the body of Christ.structured experience to discuss the use of gifts in the church- the body of Christ.
Christian Youth Camp - Knock Down, or Build UpKen Sapp
In all our relationships the things we do can say can either build up or tear down. This wacky youth group game presents the same choice to teams of youth.
The trust fall is one of the most dramatic trust games. Use this group building game to build community, teamwork, and trust within the group as members rely on the protection of the group to prevent themselves from being injured.
Use this group building game to build community, teamwork, and trust within the group as members rely on the support of the group to prevent themselves from falling.
Christian Object Lesson - Knock Down, or Build UpKen Sapp
In all our relationships the things we do can say can either build up or tear down. This wacky youth group game presents the same choice to teams of youth.
Summer Youth Camp - Knock Down, or Build UpKen Sapp
In all our relationships the things we do can say can either build up or tear down. This wacky youth group game presents the same choice to teams of youth.
In all our relationships the things we do can say can either build up or tear down. This wacky youth group game presents the same choice to teams of youth.
Youth will cut up pumpkins and then try to put a cut up pumpkin back together again. The game can be used as an object lesson illustrating God's restoration of our lives.
Gary Vaynerchuk talks about Content & Social MediaKen Sapp
Great talk and Q&A from Gary Vaynerchuk at National Achiever's Congress 2019 in Singapore... Lots of takeaways but these are powerful: "Eliminate friction between your message and your customer" and "The INTENT of content is the VARIABLE of Success." So does your message create friction? What is the intent of your content? Are you real and adding value or is your content just an "ask" wrapped in content?
Thanksgiving Party Activity - Looking BackKen Sapp
Thanksgiving is an American Holiday where people set aside a day to remember what God has done for them over the past one year and praise Him and give Him thanks for the works He has done in their lives. This game plays on the idea of looking forward yet being able to recognize and picture what is behind. It serves as a metaphor for us, also looking forward to the future, but taking some time to picture and recognize what God has done in the past."
Although gummy bears were invented by German Candy maker Hans Reigel in 1922, the gummy worm is a relatively recent concept. The Gummy bear wasn’t shipped to America until around 1981 and then an American candy company extended the idea to gummy worms to give kids something fun to eat and to shock their parents. Gummy worms are one of the most popular gummy candies around. Use these games with gummy worms as an object lesson to talk about Jesus’ call to his disciples to become fishers of men.
Even if you don’t want to be involved with Halloween, you’ll want to grab at least one of those plastic or paper Halloween skeletons for this object lesson / game.
Halloween Party Activity - Pumpkin PicassoKen Sapp
How well can you draw the Halloween Jack-o-Lantern? Here is a great youth game idea for the Halloween season. You can use it to bring a fresh spiritual meaning to the holiday and allow your youth to apply it to seeking God’s plan and direction for their lives. You could even relate it to a talk about not conforming to the patterns of the world. Be creative and have a great week! And for those completely adverse to anything associated with Halloween, see the alternative variation under the “preparation” section.
Halloween Party Activity - Like a Halloween Pumpkin
Christian youth camp baby relays
1. Christian Youth Camp -
Baby Relays
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2. Game Description
This group of games are a great introduction for a
discussion for growth and maturing in your
relationship with Christ. They also make a great
introduction for a lesson on Hebrews 5:12-6:3. They
could also be used for a baby shower
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3. Game Materials
• A large towel and diaper pins for each team
• a baby bottle filled with water for each team
• a paper towel to be tucked in a shirt as a bib for each
team
• chairs
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4. Game Play
Baby Talk: When I was a child, I spoke as a child and acted as a
child. Most of us have heard stories about words we mixed up
as children just learning to talk. Have youth write a word on a
small slip of paper that they mispronounced or used incorrectly
as a child. If they don’t know of one then have them write one
they have heard.
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5. I know a friend that mistakenly called “masking tape”
“masculine tape.” Alternatively, have youth tell of
something they did as a child. Have youth attempt to
guess the words and what they were supposed to be and
to guess the identity of the person who wrote it.
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6. Diaper Relay: A person from each team must put on the diaper,
tuck the bib in the shirt, place their thumb in their mouth, and
waddle to the other end of the room (or if outside, a designated
place) where they will get on their hands and knees (like a
crawling baby) and have a fellow team member squirt a bit of
water from the baby bottle into the mouth of the baby. The baby
then returns and the next person repeats the same tasks. First
team to have all members go through the tasks wins
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7. Pacifier Suck: Buy some of the candy rings –
(look like a pacifier) or lollipops for everyone.
First team to finish all the pacifiers wins.
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8. Mother’s Revenge: Start by saying, “If you have ever seen a
mother trying to feed a baby you will appreciate this game.
Babies usually throw, spit, spill, or drool most of their food over
dear mom. So now we have MOTHER’S REVENGE….” Each team
should choose two volunteers. Wrap towels around the neck of
one volunteer and blindfold the other. Then give the
blindfolded member a jar of baby food and a spoon. The first
blindfolded team member to feed the baby food to their
partner wins
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9. Baby Belch Relay: Each team should choose a girl to be the
mother and a boy to be the baby. Have a baby bottle filled with
coke or pepsi for each team. At the signal, mothers will feed the
baby the contents of the bottle. When the bottle is empty, the
baby boy is leaned over the shoulder while the mothers pat
their backs until they produce a loud belch. First team to
produce the belch wins
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10. Make Me Laugh: Prepare the group by saying something along
the lines: “It is amazing what people will do to try and entertain a
baby. Even the most reserved people will make a total fool of
themselves. Tough guys will ‘Goo’ and ‘Coo’ just to get a baby to
smile. that’s the object of our game now.” Place the group in a
circle… two persons are in the center. Together they must make
someone sitting in the circle laugh. The person who laughs and
the person to that persons right then end up in the center
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11. Bible Studies based on the book of Jonah
Only. This youth camp curriculum was
designed to teach the basic truths
of obedience in addition to evangelism in the
context of a Biblical character. The advantage
of going through a book and looking at one
man's story is that we see not only the
teaching but the example. It becomes much
more real!
Camp Curriculum - Whale of a Tale
-> Tell me about “Whale of a Tale”
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Camp Bible Study Series
“Who Do You Say that I AM?”
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-> Tell me about “Who Do You Say that I AM?”
Jesus asked the disciples, "Who do others
say that I am?" It was easy to answer
because it required no conviction, no
commitment, and no risk. But then he
follows that question with another, "Who
do YOU say that I am?"
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13. Live the Fruitful, Abundant Life
Jesus Promised. Great for youth camps or
weekly Youth Bible Study. There are 7
Primary Bible study Sessions in the series.
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-> Tell me about “Fruit Of the Spirit”
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Youth Camp Bible Study Series
“Fruit Of the Spirit”
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14. "The Great Adventure" is western
themed Bible study series loosely based
around the song of the same name by
Steven Curtis Chapman. It was initially
written for a large Texas Church to use for
their Summer Youth Camp but has since
then proven popular around the world.
Camp Curriculum - The Great Adventure
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-> Tell me about “The Great Adventure”
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